Biber Sonata Representativa in A Major

[david7685]

Great early Baroque stoner music!

[221Dw]

@david7685 Lol stoner music..

[Fwibbib19]

having a look at this comp for my studies, but how does this composition fit into sonata form? is Allegro the exposition, II-- - VIII the development and Allemanda the recapitulation?

[PeriodinstrumentfaN]

@Fwibbib19

hello ... you have an interesting comment .... i am not trained in the Conservatories but if you research more about Stylus Fantasticus, the Austrian branch of Stylus Fantasticus ... you will notice that they were "isolated and more folk like" ... another characteristic of this style is it is 'quasi improvisatory' with lots of runs that it seems as if the violinist improvised it all.

[PeriodinstrumentfaN]

another thing about Austrian Baroque and much of early and mid baroque music is the love for Sonata Representativa, program music, and character pieces... imitation and depiction of animals, battles etc... this has become obsolete towards the end of the Baroque period....

you can also consult people from groups of early music on facebook. They can give you a better answer ... have a good day !!! ^-^

[Fwibbib19]

@PeriodinstrumentfaN i tried replying to this earlier today but i don't think it's got through. if it has and i just can't c it, never mind, but if it hasn't, i'd just like to say thanks for the help and info :) really appreciated

cheers for posting this piece on youtube as well :)

[rufebrushtail]

@Fwibbib19

Hi, the straight forward answer is that "sonata form" did not exist when this was written. The sonata-allegro form was born in the classical era and was not called "sonata form" until even later than that. The term sonata comes from the Italian word for "sounding" an instrument (suonare) and was applied to multi-movement instrumental pieces before and during the Classical period even if a sonata-allegro was not one of the movements.

[vagabonda1982]

hahaahah..il gatto fin troppo realistico..prendero' spunto..per la vecchia fattoria

[jeorge345]

What a delightful piece!

[OriginalMoonbeam]

Love it...Manze's instrument sounds amazing here! (I got one CD where his playing was amazing but the sound was disappointing) This is great!

[PeriodinstrumentfaN]

could u tell me which CD is that ? ... i have his Tartini CD for Solo .... Unaccompanied violin... and some Amazon . com reviewers complained about the "too much reverberation" ... i wonder why they missed out on that. pity... :-c

[OriginalMoonbeam]

The CD I have is his Handel Sonatas CD--he performs beautifully but his violin just does well recorded--it has a very stuffy,nasal quality--when I first listened I thought it was computer generated and had to double check that it was a violin playing

[PeriodinstrumentfaN]

i know what u mean !!! ...ahahaha... i have that cd...with Egarr on harpsichord... ahahaha...

oh well i don't mind... his violin is nasal after all... i don't know why....i think it's his Gagliano that has a nasal sound.

but the pieces are interesting...there's one sonata there with a "curious" ending... very interesting. :-)

[battleblades]

This is one of the most fantastic renditions of the Representative Sonata I have ever heard. Andrew Manze really make me feel like I am listening to the different calls of nature. Thank you so much!

[PeriodinstrumentfaN]

Wow, talent and appreciation for "baroque" playing in one so young !!! Try "il Gardino Armonico's" version... they're more "adventurous" (a bit more than Goebel...hehehe) that others already complain of their excess... :>

[PeriodinstrumentfaN]

it's the featured video in the Bruxellensis channel. :>

[battleblades]

wow....thank you so much! I look forward to it.

[battleblades]

This is one of the most fantastic renditions of the Representative Sonata I have ever heard. Andrew Manze really make me feel like I am listening to the different calls of nature. Thank you so much!

[lucisuciu]

amazing !

[PeriodinstrumentfaN]

Thanks ... ! :>